Student Visa Rejected, Re-Applying for another Country

[skh2012]

Hello guys. I have a problem and I really need advice. A few month ago I got admitted to a University and I applied for a student visa. Unfortunately my application was rejected. Now another opportunity has come up and I have been admitted to a university in another Schengen member state and I want to apply for visa again. Meanwhile, I have got my passport renewed and therefore the rejection stamp does not exist in my new passport. Although the reason of rejection does not exist in my new application case, I strongly prefer to not divulge the rejection letter to the immigration authorities of current country I am applying.
now I have a few questions:

1. Is what I want to do, technically against the law?
2. Is it possible? I mean I want to know if there exists an online database for long-term Schengen visas and that the immigration authorities could find out about my previous rejection case anyway?

As you can guess, this visa application is really important for me. I really appreciate if someone gives me an insight. Thanks in advance.

[Lucapooka]

You should not lie and nobody here is going to tell you to do so. It's really a matter of what questions are asked on the application form. UK visa applications ask all applicants if they have previously been refused a visa to any country. If your intended host asks a similar question you must respond; otherwise you don't have to volunteer this information if it's not asked.

[skh2012]

I understand but the thing that matters for me the most here is that whether I have to provide the original letter notifying me about the reject or a personal description will suffice? Anyway thanks for your advice.

[Lucapooka]

I understand but the thing that matters for me the most here is that whether I have to provide the original letter notifying me about the reject or a personal description will suffice? Anyway thanks for your advice.

Are you not able to read the application form (for a student visa application for a country that you have not mentioned)? If this is a necessary requirement, it would have a question asking for that information.

[skh2012]

I understand but the thing that matters for me the most here is that whether I have to provide the original letter notifying me about the reject or a personal description will suffice? Anyway thanks for your advice.

Are you not able to read the application form (for a student visa application for a country that you have not mentioned)? If this is a necessary requirement, it would have a question asking for that information.

I had read the application checklist before and surprisingly it does not contain anything about providing reasons for possible previous visa rejections. but I still suspect it is possible that they ask me about this during the visa interview and I do not want to become surprised by that. I am asking this more from the legal point of view than some embassy's visa application checklist. What I sense is that even if they ask me about my previous reject case, I am not obligated to provide the exact notification of reject letter and a personal description will suffice. My reason is that the letter which have been given to me is something personal and in fact confidential and a third party could not ask me to divulge it to them. I want to know if I am guessing correct or not?

[Lucapooka]

Whether or not you are interviewed, and whether or not you have rights to withhold information that is asked of you at an interview, and still have a right to a visa having refused to answer questions, is entirely a matter for the immigration rules of the country where you intend to apply for a visa (and have not mentioned in this discussion). Good luck.